It's a comedy about a boy who wants to create an original Japan bread "Ja-pan!". Dosn't seem great at first, but the funny moments and all the reaction people have from eating bread are worth it. The story seems very linear, but there is a lot of character depth ...

An outstandingly great character in this is Pierrot Bolneze. Usually i don't care about character as much as i do about the story and twists, but this one is too well done to not notice that it's much more than your average person.The show gets more interesting just because of characters such as Pierrot the clown, Kuroyanagi some sort of food critic, a weird manager guy with an afro ... and many more, these were just a few examples. It's probably the first time i liked so many of the characters in a show.

In most cases i start thinking about certain characters getting too much screen time, although they apear just a little bit here and there. Yes they are just that annoying and wish the author would defy all logic and have them removed in a brutal way. Well this was hardly the case with this anime. A huge plus right there.

Alteil is pretty much well balanced. Sometimes you loose and sometimes the enemy wins.

I watched Yakitate Japan when it was coming out in fansubs and liked it a lot, but I think during the Pierrot arc the episodes focused too much on his "reaction" and not enough on the actual bread. I think the first season was the best, some good moments in the 2nd and the last bit where they got back to the baking it was a little bit better. I wish they would've spent more time with Kuroyanagi as judge than Pierrot because I think he was a funnier character with quicker and more entertaining reactions.

**** YES Welcome to the NHK. Yes, it deserved me swearing. I loved that anime, and I bought the entire manga too (Just as good, it has more content than the anime (like most manga do apparently) but I don't think the ending is as dramatic as in the anime).

I only liked first season of Kiddy Grade. Second looks like garbage, too much no fighting, too little lazer shooting, too much girl yapping, too much boobs (ok except the last part)... but you get the idea.

I just like to see awsome story, that's all i really really care for. The good stories are so good, that although i try to not watch them in one go (since good stuff is hard to find) i still somehow end up loosing sleep over them ...For example yuyu hakusho, damn that was a good anime. Then when i randomly found hunter x hunter, i marathoned that too, only later found out they are from same author.

Latest thing i actually marathoned was Blame! manga a week ago or just few days ago, can't remember. Don't ask me why, i can't figure myself what kept me there reading until the end.Ah yes, also read in one go (the manga is actually only 21 chapters short) Maken x Another. Seemed so weird, i just had to like it!

Alteil is pretty much well balanced. Sometimes you loose and sometimes the enemy wins.